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why the focus on texas specifically? >> well, texas, for one thing, is a big state. i actually sat in just yet on that three-judge panel listening to testimony on this. one of the takeaways from yesterday's testimony was about absentee voters. anecdotally it sounds like there's bigger problems with voter fraud involving absentee ballots versus in-person voting. in the texas example, the voter i.d. there, that law is all about in-person voting. so, it wouldn't seem to be getting at the problem if there is one. a lot of people, brooke, say there isn't that big a problem with voter fraud. on the other side of the coin, even if just a few people get through, well, that's certainly offensive to a lot of americans. this question of minority voters, very interesting the kind of reaction there, that the attorney general got from the naacp, eric holder, obviously, has a lot of fans. and his appearance in the lone star state really just a day after this three-judge panel got started in washington's pretty interesting stuff. >> when should we have a ruling, joe? >> well, that's
why the focus on texas specifically? >> well, texas, for one thing, is a big state. i actually sat in just yet on that three-judge panel listening to testimony on this. one of the takeaways from yesterday's testimony was about absentee voters. anecdotally it sounds like there's bigger problems with voter fraud involving absentee ballots versus in-person voting. in the texas example, the voter i.d. there, that law is all about in-person voting. so, it wouldn't seem to be getting at the...
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both groups say the the texas lottery hasn't been the cash cow many thought it would be. they say the money from the lottery sent to public schools has stayed flat over the past several years, while expenditures for the systems have risen. the texas lottery spokeswoman counters, saying over the past 20 years, the lottery has contributed over $14 billion to the school fund. the school fund. brian todd, cnn, washington. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> hello, everyone. i'm don lemon. utility crew us are trying to restore power in areas struck by friday night's deadly storms. close to a million people are facing another hot night in the dark. well, a lot of those outages are in the same places suffering from blistering high temperatures. 20 states issued heat warnings or advisories today and about 1,600 high temperature records have been broken around the country. >>> families are getting their first look at what remains of their homes after a deadly wildfire tore through the neighborhood of colorado springs. roads will be open for several hours allowing families to
both groups say the the texas lottery hasn't been the cash cow many thought it would be. they say the money from the lottery sent to public schools has stayed flat over the past several years, while expenditures for the systems have risen. the texas lottery spokeswoman counters, saying over the past 20 years, the lottery has contributed over $14 billion to the school fund. the school fund. brian todd, cnn, washington. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> hello, everyone. i'm don...
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the texas lottery gone, saying it preys on the poor. brian todd has the story. >> reporter: juanita tells the saddest of stories. about a man who spent his money on lottery tickets and not on things he needed. >> well, he died and having no insurance because his insurance had elapsed, it was left up to the community and people that loved him to try to pull together funds in order to bury hi him. >> reporter: wallace's president of the dallas chapter is trying to get -- what are the primary reasons you want the lottery gone? research shows there are more poor people who purps these tickets than people who can actually afford it. >> reporter: wallace says the lottery preys on the poor and claims there are many more booths set up in poorer areas of dallas than in middle and upper income neighborhoods. contacted by cnn, the spokeswoman said they tried to reach all segments of the population. that they don't target poorer areas. but the texas lottery commission is required to do demographic studies
the texas lottery gone, saying it preys on the poor. brian todd has the story. >> reporter: juanita tells the saddest of stories. about a man who spent his money on lottery tickets and not on things he needed. >> well, he died and having no insurance because his insurance had elapsed, it was left up to the community and people that loved him to try to pull together funds in order to bury hi him. >> reporter: wallace's president of the dallas chapter is trying to get -- what...
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federal judges will review a x texas law requiring voters to show photo i.d. holder has been fighting efforts that could make it difficult for some americans to vote. >>> and google has launched a gay rights campaign it calls legalized love. the program will promote safer conditions interest gays and le lesbians. we want our employees who are gay or lesbian or transgender to have the same experience outside the office as they do inside the office. >>> tax cuts, extensions, a combo, yeah, we're back to that. president obama will gather round middle class joes and extend tax cuts for those making less than $250,000 a year. he'll do this all in the east room in contrast, he hopes, to mitt romney's fund-raising in the hamptons, the playground of the rich and famous. joining me now to discuss this long and well traveled road, democratic strategist maria cardona and will king. thank you to both of you. >> good morning. >> thanks, carol. good to be here. >> i'm glad you're here. i'm going to ask a really long first question, so bear with me. >> thanks for the warning
federal judges will review a x texas law requiring voters to show photo i.d. holder has been fighting efforts that could make it difficult for some americans to vote. >>> and google has launched a gay rights campaign it calls legalized love. the program will promote safer conditions interest gays and le lesbians. we want our employees who are gay or lesbian or transgender to have the same experience outside the office as they do inside the office. >>> tax cuts, extensions, a...
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law in texas. the law says texans have to show photo identification in order to cast a ballot, but the u.s. attorney general's office blocked the law saying it could make it tougher for minorities and the disabled to vote. the texas ag points out at least four other states require photo i.d. for people to vote. lance armstrong is now suing to try to block those doping charges. the u.s. antidoping agency accuses the seven-time tour de france champ of using performance enhancing drugs. armstrong's lawsuits says the agency's proceedings are rigged and accuses the agency of looking to snare a, quote-undevote, big fish to justify its existence. the agency says the lawsuit doesn't have a leg to stand on. >>> no google, no yahoo, no facebook today. for more than 40,000 u.s. computers. cyber criminals infected the computers with malware called dns changer. the fbi set up emergency servers so it could warn users to get rid of it but the fbi servers were shut down at midnight so if you can't get online today
law in texas. the law says texans have to show photo identification in order to cast a ballot, but the u.s. attorney general's office blocked the law saying it could make it tougher for minorities and the disabled to vote. the texas ag points out at least four other states require photo i.d. for people to vote. lance armstrong is now suing to try to block those doping charges. the u.s. antidoping agency accuses the seven-time tour de france champ of using performance enhancing drugs....
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the aurora, colorado, mass theater shooting, jessica ghawi was an aspiring broadcaster who moved from texas to aurora in the last year to chase her dream. last month she survived a mall shooting in toronto while visiting her boyfriend. accord t according to witnesses she died from a gunshot wound to the head. >> and during the unthinkable horror inside of that colorado movie theater, we are learning that there were also moments of great heroism, and one of the heroes is jonathan blunk who joins us from their home in reno, nevada, is his wife jennifer blunk. how are you holding up? >> i'm trying to hold up. i'm trying to be okay. >> yes, and we understand that. listen, we didn't get a chance to meet your husband jonathan and how would you like the world to remember him? >> johnny was the type who always wanted to be the hero, help anybody in any way he can, and always wanted to make people smile and laugh. he was always very optimistic and outgoing. spontaneous and always trying to do anything crazy and dangerous. so when we heard that it was him trying to save somebody, everybody just knew
the aurora, colorado, mass theater shooting, jessica ghawi was an aspiring broadcaster who moved from texas to aurora in the last year to chase her dream. last month she survived a mall shooting in toronto while visiting her boyfriend. accord t according to witnesses she died from a gunshot wound to the head. >> and during the unthinkable horror inside of that colorado movie theater, we are learning that there were also moments of great heroism, and one of the heroes is jonathan blunk who...
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austin, texas... we are all here to represent the country we love this is for everyone back home it's go time. across america, we're all committed to team usa. >>> we are back and talking with john rocker, former baseball player and now a columnist and has also written a book about the leagues and the remarks that made news beyond the sports world. as i said to you, i was interesting to see what people were saying on twitter. i can't believe they were talking and the world would come to an end. let's talk about the race for the white house now. no surprise that you have strong opinion when is it comes to the president and an interview for world net daily. in my opinion barack obama does not hold a single core value belief consistent with the country we call the united states of america. what do you mean by that? >> this could get long winded. i just think president obama comes from a socialist-minded platform. i don't think socialist-minded platforms and ideals is what built our economy to the greates
austin, texas... we are all here to represent the country we love this is for everyone back home it's go time. across america, we're all committed to team usa. >>> we are back and talking with john rocker, former baseball player and now a columnist and has also written a book about the leagues and the remarks that made news beyond the sports world. as i said to you, i was interesting to see what people were saying on twitter. i can't believe they were talking and the world would come...
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. >>> and the water supply in one texas town could be in jeopardy. this crack in the ground mysteriously appeared and it just keeps getting bigger. a local official says the force of the separating ground could break the main water line for the city of fort stockton. >>> this is a raging flood outside of beijing, china. hard to see but in the highlighted area a woman is trapped. villagers risk their own lives and worked together to save her. they had to use a fork lift. they saved that woman and at least one other person. the ground is sach your ated in areas along the outskirts of beijing. forecasters say more rain is on the way. >>> this news just in to cnn. greece has booted one of its athletes from the summer olympic games. the reason, some offensive remarks she made on twitter. what did she tweet? >> reporter: hi, carol. i'm standing very close to the olympic stadium where i'm hearing music and singing and dancing for the opening ceremonies but what is actually grabbing the headlines is this tweet that a champion triple jumper from greece said s
. >>> and the water supply in one texas town could be in jeopardy. this crack in the ground mysteriously appeared and it just keeps getting bigger. a local official says the force of the separating ground could break the main water line for the city of fort stockton. >>> this is a raging flood outside of beijing, china. hard to see but in the highlighted area a woman is trapped. villagers risk their own lives and worked together to save her. they had to use a fork lift. they...